Akimov (up to the ridge)

Report on the ascent to Peak Korona 2 Tower (4810 m) via the right couloir of the N wall, category 3B difficulty level.

Report On the ascent to Peak Korona 2 tower (4810 m) via the right couloir of the N wall (3B category of difficulty, approximately) Team leader: Akimov V.V. Participants: Filinov V, Museichuk Yu. Bishkek, 2011 Ascent Passport. Ascent region: Tian-Shan. Kyrgyz Ridge. Peak Korona 2 tower (4810 m) via the right couloir of the N wall. Category of difficulty: 3B (approximately) Route characteristics:

Description of the route to Korona 2, category 3B difficulty, with details on traversing snowy and icy slopes.

Korona 2 tower 3B (V. Akmayov, 2011) R0–R1. Snow slope 100 m. 40° II R1–R2. Ice slope 100 m. 45° III R2–R3. Ice gully 150 m. 50° IV R3–R4. Snow slope 500 m. 30° II R4–R5. Snow-ice slope 600 m. 45° III